Galatians 1:4

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Summary

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

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I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

For this is my Covenant blood, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

For even the Son of Man came, not be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with the words: "This is my body, [which is now to be given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me."

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all men. This must be our testimony, as opportunities present themselves;

For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the Living God!

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter.

And he 'himself carried our sins' in his own body to the cross, so that we might die to our sins, and live for righteousness. 'His bruising was your healing.'

For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but for those of the whole world besides.

We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.

and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--

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But, for my part, may I never boast of anything except the cross of Jesus Christ, our Master, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Now this world is on its trial. Now the Spirit that is ruling this world shall be driven out;

I shall not talk with you much more, for the Spirit that is ruling the world is coming. He has nothing in common with me;

If the world hates you, you know that it has first hated me.

I have given them thy Message; and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, even as I do not belong to the world.

Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

For at one time you lived in sin, following the ways of the world, in subjection to the Ruler of the Powers of the air--the Spirit who is still at work among the disobedient.

For ours is no struggle against enemies of flesh and blood, but against all the various Powers of Evil that hold sway in the Darkness around us, against the Spirits of Wickedness on high.

God has not given to angels the control of that Future World of which we are speaking!

and learned to appreciate the beauty of the Divine Message, and the new powers of the Coming Age--

Unfaithful people! Do not you know that to be friends with the world means to be at enmity with God? Therefore whoever chooses to be friends with the world makes himself an enemy to God.

Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When any one loves the world, there is no love for the Father in him;

because all that has received the new Life from God conquers the world. And this is the power that has conquered the world--our faith!

And they are singing a new song--'Thou art worthy to take the book and break its seals, for thou wast sacrificed, and with thy blood thou didst buy for God men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

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Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed. "My Father," he said, "if I cannot be spared this cup, but must drink it, thy will be done!"

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

I shall not talk with you much more, for the Spirit that is ruling the world is coming. He has nothing in common with me;

What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has blessed us on high with every spiritual blessing, in Christ.

For the blood of bulls and goats is powerless to remove sins.